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it will be reflected on election day. what it does tell you and for the romney campaign, this was the worst part of yesterday. it intensified the narrative that it is all slipping away and that your electoral path to victory is not only hard to see. it is quite literally statistically invisible at the moment. >> bill: in fact, scott pelley last night on cbs news said that they, today, would give obama 255 electoral votes that includes ohio. not sure it includes florida. don't think it does but 255 which is damn close to 270. we're talking football, politics. airplane windows and everything else. >> and magnus. with major garrett this morning and you at 1-866-55-press. the "full court press" and we'll be right back. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >>only on current tv. dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. it's go time. it's go time. it's go time. go time. you know what time it is. go time.
it will be reflected on election day. what it does tell you and for the romney campaign, this was the worst part of yesterday. it intensified the narrative that it is all slipping away and that your electoral path to victory is not only hard to see. it is quite literally statistically invisible at the moment. >> bill: in fact, scott pelley last night on cbs news said that they, today, would give obama 255 electoral votes that includes ohio. not sure it includes florida. don't think it...
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the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal democracy. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 41 days to go and all americans finally agree on something. these scab refs don't know what the hell they are doing. get them out of there. hey, good morning, everybody. what do you say? the "full court press," we are coming to you live from our nation's capitol. thank you for being here today. join the conversation by giving us a call at 866-55-press and you may indeed have the distinct honor today of chatting with neil king the senior political reporter for the "wall street journal" in studio this hour. >> good morning, bill press. >> bill: i know you had a long commute -- >> i still got to make chocolate chip waffles for the kids before coming -- >> dude, you didn't bring any for me? [ laughter ] >> the kids get waffles on a wednesday? >> that's the kind of dad i am. >> super dad. >> bill: why are they up this early? >> they are already out the door. they are off to school. >> bill: man. i thought
the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal democracy. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 41 days to go and all americans finally agree on something. these scab refs don't know what the hell they are doing. get them out of there. hey, good morning, everybody. what do you say? the "full court press," we are coming to you live from our nation's capitol. thank you for...
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>> there's an election. iran is a quasi-democracy. they have more or less fair elections. limited by people who can and can't run. >> bill: but the clerics indicate whom they want to be the next president? >> not necessarily. i mean they did not pick ahmadinejad. that was a bit of a surprise. they certainly didn't pick the reformist president who preceded ahmadinejad. so neither one of those was expected to win and did win. so there are surprises. it is a quasi-democracy. elections under restraints -- constraints. >> bill: as we've learned in other countries right when you bring about successful and bringing about democratic reforms, you don't always get the results in a free election that you might want. >> no. not at all. >> bill: that's part of the democratic system, right? >> read america history. some chaos for years in this country while we had free elections. >> bill: talking u.n. and the middle east with joe cirincione from the ploughshares fund. we'll be right back here on the "full court press." you're welcome to join the conversation at any time right now at 1-8
>> there's an election. iran is a quasi-democracy. they have more or less fair elections. limited by people who can and can't run. >> bill: but the clerics indicate whom they want to be the next president? >> not necessarily. i mean they did not pick ahmadinejad. that was a bit of a surprise. they certainly didn't pick the reformist president who preceded ahmadinejad. so neither one of those was expected to win and did win. so there are surprises. it is a quasi-democracy....
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. >> bill: for this election. i know it has been proposed -- in the ballot actually in minnesota, correct? >> that's right. and the polls that are really interesting, you know, i think they reflect the challenges for both sides in that initially a year ago the polls showed 80% support for these laws. it is intuitive. >> bill: i know. >> now it's down to 52%. and what that shows me, 52% is still a majority but the fact that it's lost almost 30 points of support shows me that as people come to understand what these laws actually do, they can -- they can get over their initial false impression about whether or not they're a good idea. >> bill: we're talking with ian millhiser who is the senior constitutional policy analyst at the center for american progress. it is american progress.org. where you can find out more about what's happening in each state and what the various forms are. this headline caught my attention this week which is why we wanted to get you on before the end of the week. voting laws may deter 10 mi
. >> bill: for this election. i know it has been proposed -- in the ballot actually in minnesota, correct? >> that's right. and the polls that are really interesting, you know, i think they reflect the challenges for both sides in that initially a year ago the polls showed 80% support for these laws. it is intuitive. >> bill: i know. >> now it's down to 52%. and what that shows me, 52% is still a majority but the fact that it's lost almost 30 points of support shows me...
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it's not from a general election debate. this is from the republican primary that is one of the greatest mistakes. >> it's three agencies of government that are gone when i get there commerce, education -- and what's the third one there -- let's see commerce be education and the... >> e.p.a.? >> there you go. >> let's talk -- >> wait a minute. wait. wait. >> is e.p.a. what you were talking about? >> nos, we were talking about the -- agencies in government. e.p.a. needs to be rebuilt there's no doubt about that. >> you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government, i would do away with education, the. >> come on, come on, you can do it. >> commerce, and let's see... i can't. the third one i can't. >> right there. slip of the tongue. >> oops. >> oops, i can't. oops. that's great. all right so that was rick perry in the presidential debates from the primaries. our number here is 1-866-55-press. those are pretty good debate moments and pretty fun ones. i think the debates do matter. i think you can change the cours
it's not from a general election debate. this is from the republican primary that is one of the greatest mistakes. >> it's three agencies of government that are gone when i get there commerce, education -- and what's the third one there -- let's see commerce be education and the... >> e.p.a.? >> there you go. >> let's talk -- >> wait a minute. wait. wait. >> is e.p.a. what you were talking about? >> nos, we were talking about the -- agencies in...
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the possibility of obama being elected is minimum. the possibility he may not even be elected. what i would like to know, what are the democrats doing? why is this situation -- it doesn't make any difference what this man is doing? >> john: well, sure, the democrats are doing a lot. they're getting the facts out. obama's rapid response team on his campaign out of chicago is doing a great job of knocking down the silly stuff that mitt romney says and really, vicky they're doing things like having folks like you be volunteers which is the smartest thing they could do. let me ask when you're calling people in other states or battleground states, what kind of response to you get when you call up? >> caller: i get kind of response that he is taking this country to becoming -- communism. i'm voting for romney because it is the most important for me is freedom. this is -- what i would like to know is reporting is out there on "the washington post." all of the media. either liberal media or conservative media. it only shows the possibility of obama being elected. only about -- in some
the possibility of obama being elected is minimum. the possibility he may not even be elected. what i would like to know, what are the democrats doing? why is this situation -- it doesn't make any difference what this man is doing? >> john: well, sure, the democrats are doing a lot. they're getting the facts out. obama's rapid response team on his campaign out of chicago is doing a great job of knocking down the silly stuff that mitt romney says and really, vicky they're doing things like...